Wardsville, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 996. Population change since 2000: +2.0%

Males: 491	(49.4%)
Females: 505	(50.6%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 65101.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $61,720 (it was $57,813 in 2000)

Wardsville:	$61,720
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,183

Wardsville:	$26,183
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,545 (it was $136,400 in 2000)

Wardsville:	$177,545
Missouri:	$138,600

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Races in Wardsville:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Wardsville: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (55.8%), United States (11.3%), Irish (4.6%), English (4.4%), Italian (2.3%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1965

Elevation: 803 feet

Land area: 2.43 square miles.

Population density: 411 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wardsville

High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
Unemployed: 0.9%
Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wardsville village

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 69.2%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 4.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.2%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wardsville:	0.7% ($900)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, MO (32.8 miles , pop. 84,531).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (104.9 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (331.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Taos, MO (2.2 miles ), Jefferson City, MO (2.4 miles ), St. Thomas, MO (2.9 miles ), Westphalia, MO (3.2 miles ), Lohman, MO (3.3 miles) , Holts Summit, MO (3.4 miles ), St. Martins, MO (3.4 miles ), Meta, MO (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 38.49 N, Longitude: 92.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 573

Wardsville household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +434 (+80.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Public administration (19%)
Utilities (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (33%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Top executives (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Engineers (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Accountants and auditors (3%)

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Wardsville-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Wardsville village center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/27/1990, a category 3 tornado 30.8 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Wardsville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.7 miles away from Wardsville center
On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/18/2005 at 19:59:42, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Wardsville center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Wardsville:

ST MARYS HEALTH CENTER (about 1 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO)
CAPITAL REGION MED CTR - MADISON (about 5 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO)
CALLAWAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FULTON, MO)

Amtrak station near Wardsville:

7 miles: JEFFERSON CITY (101 JEFFERSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wardsville:

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 29 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 5,892)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 48 miles; ROLLA, MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)

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Park in Wardsville: Pikes Camp State Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.9 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	80.5%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	1.9%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wardsville, MO

Wardsville compared to Missouri state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Wardsville (2009 data):

Mid America Bank: Wardsville Branch at Friendship Road And Highway B, branch established on 1993-10-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $138.8 mil, Deposits: $122.6 mil, headquarters in Linn, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Friendship Bancshares, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cole County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (4%) Solar energy (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Wardsville

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	48.4%	18.9%	6.7%	4.6%	3.1%
Congregations	12.2%	25.7%	6.8%	5.4%	5.4%

Name	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.7%	2.5%	2.4%	2.1%	8.5%
Congregations	4.1%	4.1%	2.7%	1.4%	32.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$800
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$1,700
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$2,040
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$686
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$5,226

Wardsville government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $118,000
Charges - All Other: $25,000
Sewerage: $19,000
Construction - Sewerage: $20,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $20,000
Sewerage: $13,000

Regular Highways: $11,000

Water Utilities: $9,000

Police Protection: $5,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

General - Other: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $159,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $132,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $27,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $261,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $81,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
All Other: $0
Tax - Public Utilities: $32,000
Total General Sales: $23,000

Other Selective Sales: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

7.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,252 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Callaway County, MO	1.06% ($28,290 average AGI)
from Boone County, MO	0.58% ($36,441)
from Miller County, MO	0.44% ($31,260)

7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Callaway County, MO	1.17% ($39,157 average AGI)
to Boone County, MO	0.70% ($32,241)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.32% ($28,416)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wardsville:

KWOS (950 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KLIK (1240 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: PREMIER RADIO GROUP)
KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KJPW (1390 AM; 5 kW; WAYNESVILLE, MO; Owner: PULASKI COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KBNN (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFAL (900 AM; 1 kW; FULTON, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wardsville:

KJLU (88.9 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KJMO (104.1 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: PREMIER RADIO GROUP, L.L.C.)
K248AO (90.1 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: LAKE AREA EDCTNAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)
KTXY (106.9 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KBBM (100.1 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: PREMIER RADIO GROUP)
KATI (94.3 FM; CALIFORNIA, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KOQL (106.1 FM; ASHLAND, MO; Owner: MID-MISSOURI BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCMQ (96.7 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KPLA (101.5 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: COLUMBIA FM, INC.)
KLOZ (92.7 FM; ELDON, MO; Owner: BENNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KBXR (102.3 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: FT. SMITH FM, INC.)
K265CT (100.9 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: LIFESOUNDS, INC.)
KBIA (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KCLR-FM (99.3 FM; BOONVILLE, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KMCV (89.9 FM; HIGH POINT, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNLN (90.9 FM; VIENNA, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KNLG (90.3 FM; NEW BLOOMFIELD, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Wardsville:

K11TB (Channel 11; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF COLUMBIA, LLC)
KRCG (Channel 13; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: MEL WHEELER INC.)
KNLJ (Channel 25; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
K32FH (Channel 32; WARRENSBURG, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KMOS-TV (Channel 6; SEDALIA, MO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KMIZ (Channel 17; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF COLUMBIA, LLC)
K43EU (Channel 43; ST LOUIS, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KOMU-TV (Channel 8; COLUMBIA, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
K41OI (Channel 41; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Wardsville fatal accident list:
Apr 5, 1991 04:25 AM, B, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, 305 Meters Nw Of Int Hwys B&e, 5.6 Km Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 154.5 m, Overall height: 154.5 m, , Licensee ID: L01432829
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$141,960	2	$127,290
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$174,410
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$111,550
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2005

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.00

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